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Gagnon v. Scarpelli 411 U.S. 778 (1973) was the second substantive ruling by the United States Supreme Court regarding the rights of individuals in violation of a probation or parole sentence. The case involved Gerald Scarpelli a man serving a probation sentence in the State of Wisconsin for armed robbery. While the Judge sentenced Scarpelli to 15 years imprisonment the Judge suspended Scarpelli’s sentence and ordered him to serve 7 years probation.